Perfect Pillar Paint

[txrxs]

I found what may be almost a spot on color for the pillars in our cars, i think this also pertains to all other proteges with gray pillars.

Krylon 3551 Classic Gray (you can get this at walmart)

I just used this on my single pillar pod and the tone is dead on. The only thing is that it has more of a gloss than stock pillar but you can always paint that also. Hope this helps out you guys who are trying to match the colors.
http://content.ytmnd.com/content/7/8/788a153af78d407a8e6c406143de44ed.wav

 

[bestmazda01]

best post for today. awesome.

 

[MP3Architect]

heres what i used. i got it mixed at home depot. perfect match but i would have rather sprayed.

 

[CasopoliS]

wow two great posts now! good job on the paint guys

 

[UnNaturalinc]

Pics son, pics.

 

[txrxs]

soon, be patient my son

 

[UnNaturalinc]

perfect match but i would have rather sprayed.

Have you seen those little sprayers you can buy at Home Depot for like $8?

It's like a glass bottle with an replaceable aerosol can attached to it. I randomly found it in the paint section. Also found chaulk board paint... I've wanted to use that on a car for years. :-D

 

[CasopoliS]

Have you seen those little sprayers you can buy at Home Depot for like $8?

It's like a glass bottle with an replaceable aerosol can attached to it

sweet I need one of these!

 

[JCell]

awsome info!

 

[MP3Architect]

Pics son, pics.

heres a pic of it after i painted it.

 

[MP3Architect]

heres it on my car as of 2 days ago. the reason it looks like the apillar is falling off (as well as the dave b rings) is because they are. when i wrecked my car everything sort of fell out of place. i just gotta snap it back in there.

 

[fkmp5]

Also found chaulk board paint... I've wanted to use that on a car for years. :-D

they did it at SEMA like 3 years ago.. why do it now?

 

[RyanJayG]

or you can use the SEM light titanium dye that everyone else has used... and as a bonus its not a paint, its a dye, so it bonds to the plastic... I used it, still have 80% of the spray can, and you could rub all day and not make the color come off the pillar pod.

matches PERFECTLY

 

[MP3Architect]

or you can use the SEM light titanium dye that everyone else has used... and as a bonus its not a paint, its a dye, so it bonds to the plastic... I used it, still have 80% of the spray can, and you could rub all day and not make the color come off the pillar pod.

matches PERFECTLY

from everything i read that SEM paint is much better (since it wont scratch off) but i couldn't find it anywhere and was unwilling to wait to have it shipped. im too damn impatiant.

 

[UnNaturalinc]

they did it at SEMA like 3 years ago.. why do it now?

I originally had the idea about 5 years ago to do something with that. Yes, it's been done a number of times over the years. That doesn't mean it can't be done again. Most everything you can think of has been done in some form or another anyway.

Speaking of, I had a friend who tried to get a hold of Hotwheels in regard to that color changing paint they had years back. Temp. controlled color. I don't recall the price, but I think it was something like 100+ grand to do a car with what it costs.

 

[txrxs]

yey, another on topic thread..weeeeeeeee

 

[UnNaturalinc]

Sorry Txrxs... random off topic stuff is all I have to get me through the day at work.

heres it on my car as of 2 days ago. the reason it looks like the apillar is falling off (as well as the dave b rings) is because they are. when i wrecked my car everything sort of fell out of place. i just gotta snap it back in there.

Nice job on the matching gauges buddy. :thumbs-up:

*I still need to get my gauge pics up.

 

[MP3Architect]

Nice job on the matching gauges buddy. :thumbs-up:

*I still need to get my gauge pics up.

i still have yet to find someone who can tell me how to open those defi gauges up though. i want to open them and paint the insides of the needles silver to match perfectly.

 

[txrxs]

yum gauges.

 

[RyanJayG]

I love my defi's also, and they match my mp3 gauge cluster perfectly since my needles are black